Word Meaning 足が竦む

あしがすくむ ashi ga sukumu

足が竦む is read as あしがすくむ (ashi ga sukumu) and means to freeze (from fear).

Meaning

English

  1. to freeze (from fear)
  2. to be unable to (too frightened to) run

Reading

Kana

あしがすくむ

Romaji

ashi ga sukumu

Writing Variants

  • 足がすくむ あしがすくむ ashigasukumu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 149247 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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足跡

あしあと

footprints

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

足元

あしもと

most recent

足首

あしくび

ankle

足踏み

あしぶみ

standstill

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足し算

たしざん

addition

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足す

たす

to add (numbers)

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient

足止め

あしどめ

level dyeing